Tom Brady will be on the cover of Madden NFL 18, cool right?
Nope, not if you're a Patriots fan...
New England Patriots fans were overcome with crippling fear that the “Madden Curse” would strike their MVP, five-time Super Bowl winning quarterback.
The Wrap took on the task of highlighting this curse over the years...
Most recently, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was the “Madden 17” cover star — before the football phenomenon missed the first two games of the 2016 season with a hamstring injury, was limited in his next two games, and then was officially placed on injured reserve on Dec. 3 and headed for his third back surgery following a hard hit against the Seattle Seahawks Week 10.
In fact, nearly all the players honored with the Madden cover over the years have been hit with injuries, poor seasons or inexplicable reasons for their play declining. The victims have included some of the greatest ever to take to the football field, including Shaun Alexander, Michael Vick, Calvin Johnson, Eddie George, Ray Lewis, Richard Sherman, Odell Beckham Jr., Adrian Peterson, Donovan McNabb and Marshall Faulk.
One step further, fans are putting the pieces together and claiming that Brady on the cover is simply all part of Roger Goodell's plan to take Tom Brady down after multiple attempts have failed...
The game still looks pretty sweet. Check out the trailer here...